Yosemite :: Ostrander Lake

Hello Internets,

Another trip report, this time investigating cross country options for a snowshoe trip this winter. Thanks for reading my blog, enjoy the photos.

Cheers,
Cayenne


I start off with some seaweed, sesame, and bean paste wraps


I do start my trips fairly clean.


The first view I come across


further along the route


ostrander lake


the ostrander lake cabin


view of the skyline heading towards heart lake


heart lake


on the shore of heart lake


glow of light at sunset


Killer sunscreen in my eye


sunset near campsite


View from campsite at sunset, cooking some lentils, looking northish


View from campsite at sunset, looking eastish


A third view from the campsite


You get the idea, 360 degrees of awesomeness.


finished cooking up the lentils


Taste is great, and eating in the dark hides the appearance :-)


The actual campsite is a small plot of sand in a field of granite


El-Cap and Half Dome on my way out.

Jerky and Lentils

In preparation for my trinity alps hike last weekend I made a ton of food, but didn't have time to sort through the pictures and post the recipes.

The first thing I made was some jerky, but rather than a jerky for snacking, I made it specifically to season the lentil dinner. I really enjoyed the flavor of the jerky, and the way it worked with the mashed potatoes and lentils. It did cause a bit of gas when eaten dried, but prepared it was mostly fine.

1. 10g salt
2. 15g black pepper corns
3. 5g coriander
4. 9g cumin
5. 4g all spice
6. 8g molasses
7. 2g agave nectar
8. 1.6# beef
9. pinch of cayenne
10. double pinch of cinnamon
    
11. 15mL tamari
12. 1/2 small onion fine dice
13. hand full of garlic cloves, minced
14. 5mL champagne wine vinegar
15. 200mL water
    

I start with a blend of spices consisting of black pepper,
coriander, cumin, allspice, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon.


Toast the seed like spices, and grind to a powder


combine spices with 10mL molasses, 200mL water, 5mL vinegar
15mL tamari, and blend well, add in 1/2 small onion diced fine,
and 6 minced cloves of garlic.


I am going to marinate this 1.64lbs of london broil over night in the refrigerator.


Because this is a small batch of big pieces, I will dry it flat
rather than hang it as I did with the mango-chipotle jerky
last season.


the jerky laid out for drying


130g of the dried jerky will be chopped into bites
and added to 75g of lentils and 45g dry mashed
potatoes per two person meal.


bite size pieces.


More coming soon , this is backpacking season !